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MEPs gave a green light to the common agriculture policy (CAP) review to ease the administrative burden for EU farmers.

To make our food system more sustainable and resilient, MEPs support new rules for some NGT plants, but those not equivalent to conventional plants must follow stricter rules.

The new law, agreed with member states, sets a target for the EU to restore at least 20% of the EU’s land and sea areas by 2030 and all ecosystems in need of restoration by 2050.

On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted its position for talks on new rules on EU geographical indications for agricultural products.

Parliament calls for immediate and substantial food aid to Ukraine and for the EU to make its food production more independent.

MEPs will discuss the situation of the farming sector with Ukrainian Minister for Agriculture Leshchenko in an Agriculture Committee meeting on Tuesday, 22 March.

Council’s lack of flexibility threatens security for EU farmers, Agriculture Committee Chair Norbert Lins warned, calling on Council to return to proper negotiations.

WHERE: European Parliament, Paul-Henri Spaak building, room 03C050, Brussels (remotely) The draft programme of the hearing is available here. The hearing will be web-streamed here (Parliament’s Multimedia Centre). Background The European Citizens Initiative allows 1 million citizens from at least a quarter of EU member states to ask the European Commission to propose legislation in areas that fall within its competence. Organisers of successful initiatives are invited by the EU to present...